Everybody Dies.
Vicky died in a car crash
Her long blond hair
Instantly Titian
Her freckled complexion
Irreparably torn
The rain drenched highway led to
Freshman orientation but
She missed her appointment.
Lou Gehrigs claimed Ron
Whose kind eyes cuddled
Daughters, longing, and rocks
In the end, our high school
Running back required
A wheelchair accessible van
Packed with gadgets but
That was before the feeding tube.
Dad collapsed on the dance floor
Swinging his Beloved
From cuddle position
He dipped then Timbered
High cheekbones shattered into
Shards on the polished, marble floor
“Ob, what are you doing,” Mom cried.
She did not mirror him.
Row upon row of white headstones
Cosmetically maintained
Under a cerulean sky
Withstand the Boreas wind
We shoulder our caskets
Release caged doves and
Cling together as bagpipes
Wail Amazing Grace.